UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA APPLICATION

Class of 2020

START YOUR APPLICATION

https://apply.universityofcalifornia.edu/my-application/login/logout

Create an account

Choose email/password – remember it!

About you Personal Information Citizenship & Residency

If you have a social security number, you must enter it accurately in this section. If you DO NOT have a social security number or ITIN number, please leave this blank.

Demographics Your Background

Most student will select “None of the above apply to me.” Let me know if you have questions

Your Household This is where you will be able to enter your income and family size to determine IF you qualify for a fee

waiver.

Parent Information

Review

CAMPUSES AND MAJORS

UC Values Review and submit

Term and Level Fall 2020 Freshmen

Choose Campuses Choose your UC campuses

If you qualify for the fee waiver you can apply to FOUR (4) campuses for FREE.

Fee waiver granted

No fee waiver: If you think you should have received a fee waiver, you can go back to “About Me” and “Your Household” and update the family size/income.

Please choose your major and alternate major for each UC campus

If you choose UC San Diego, you will be asked to rank their academic colleges. Do you research!

ACADEMIC HISTORY

Introduction

7th and 8th Grade: If you took any high school-level math or a language other than English courses in 7th or 8th grade, you can enter them on this page. We want to make sure we count these courses toward meeting our "a-g" subject requirement, which is one of our admission requirements. (Math and language other than English are the only subject requirements that can be met in middle school and high school). I recommend that all students say “NO.” HTLA Math/Language courses at HTLA

meet A-G requirements.

ACADEMIC HISTORY

High School Enter in High Tech High LA or 051526

to locate HTLA.

If you attended another high school before coming to HTLA, please also add that high school.

If you attended summer school at another high school such as Opportunities for Learning or Options for Youth, please also add that high school.

If you made up a class using BYU HS Suite (online class at HTLA) you DO NOT need to add that as another high school attended.

9TH GRADE

History/Social Science• Ancient Civilizations AB

English • English 9 AB

Math• Math 1 AB

Lab Science• Leave Blank

Language Other Than English • Spanish 1 AB

Visual and Performing Arts • Photography 1 AB

College Prep Electives• Project Physics AB

10TH GRADE

History/Social Science• WHG: Mod Wld AB (honors or non-honors)

English • English 10 AB

Math• Math 2 AB

Lab Science• Chemistry AB (honors or non-honors)

Language Other Than English• Spanish 2 AB

Visual and Performing Arts • Did you take Drama AB or Music Tech AB in 10th

grade? If so, please list it here.

College Prep Electives• If you see your 10th grade elective listed, please

mark it here. If you DO NOT see your 10th grade elective, please leave this blank.

11TH GRADE

History/Social Science• US History 20th Century AB (honors or non-honors)

English • American Literature Composition AND Contemporary

Composition (honors or non-honors)• See next slide

Math• Math 3 AB (honors or non-honors)

Lab Science• Biology AB (honors or non-honors)

Language Other Than English• If you took Spanish 3 AB, please list it here. If you DID NOT

take Spanish 3 AB, please leave blank.

Visual and Performing Arts • Did you take Drama AB or Music Tech AB in 11th grade? If

so, mark it here. If not, please leave blank.

College Prep Electives• If you see your 11th grade elective listed, please mark it

here. If you DO NOT see your 10th grade elective, please leave this blank.

12TH GRADE

History/Social Science Seniors will take Principles of American

Democracy their second semester of senior year.

Grade 1 should be “NO” since you are not taking this course this semester.

Grade 2 should be “PL” or “planned” because you are planning to take it next semester.

This is the ONLY class that should be listed in this section.

12TH GRADE CONTINUED

English

• CSU Expository Reading and Writing (CSU)

• Grade 1 is “IP” (in progress) and Grade 2 is “PL” (planned).• THIS IS HOW ALL SENIOR COURSE SHOULD BE LISTED SINCE YOU DO NOT

HAVE ACTUAL GRADES FOR THESE CLASSES.

Math

• Math 4 AB OR Honors Advanced Calculus AB

• Grade 1 is “IP” (in progress) and Grade 2 is “PL” (planned).

Lab Science

• If you are taking Honors ADV Physics AB, please mark it here.

• If you are taking another senior science course, please leave

blank and see below.

Language Other Than English

• Leave blank

12TH GRADE CONTINUED

Visual and Performing Arts

If you see your 12th grade elective listed, please mark it

here. If you DO NOT see your 12th grade elective, please

leave this blank.

College Prep Electives

If you are taking Environmental Studies AB (not BYU)

OR Forensic Science AB, please mark it here.

Seniors will take Economics their first semester of

senior year. Grade 1 should be “IP” or (in progress).

Grade 2 should be “NO” since you are not taking this

course next semester.

If you see your 12th grade elective listed, please mark it

here. If you DO NOT see your 12th grade elective, please

leave this blank.

12TH GRADE CONTINUED

Internship and College Course DO NOT need to be listed under your 12th grade course work.

Internship is a HTLA graduation requirement, not an A-G requirement.

If you are taking a college course this semester, you will be able to make note of that in the next section.

Please do not worry if you do not see an elective class listed. It may not be a UC “approved” course, BUT the UC’s will see that you have chosen to take a full course load including enriching electives all four years of high school from your transcript. This includes classes such as TA, tutor, Coding, Es Stan of Mat/English, etc.

COLLEGES ATTENDED IN HIGH SCHOOL

If you are currently enrolled in a college course or have taken a college course during a previous semester or summer, please add it here.

If you attended more than one college, please list all colleges attended.

If you are planning to take a college course next semester, please DO NOT add the college or the course.

If you have never taken a college course (even if you are planning to take one next semester), do not add any colleges attended to your application.

Please enter in all courses completed and grades received. Please make your best guess for which subject area this course falls under. This is seen

as an EXTRA class.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please see Ms. Miramontes or email her for your SSID number. You are unable to view this SSID number on PowerSchool.

Please add the statement below to the Additional Comment Section:

HTLA is a diverse community of active learners with students who are productive, self-directed learners, engaged in rigorous, relevant work. HTLA is home to 376 students in grades 9-12. 50% of students qualify for the Federal Free/Reduced Lunch program. All students receive a rigorous college-bound curriculum and must meet or exceed the A-G requirements as their high school graduation requirements. In addition to our college prep required coursework, students can choose to take up to 11 honors courses. HTLA does not offer any AP courses.

SAT/ACT TEST SCORES

Please log into your College Board or ACT account to access your test scores. Do not “guess” or “try to remember” what your scores were.

Please enter in your SAT/ACT scores and test date.

Please make note if you are “planning” to take the SAT/ACT but will not have your scores by November 30th.

SAT/ACT TEST SCORES

If you have taken or are planning on taking SAT Subject Tests, please enter in the score and/or the test date.

HTLA DOES NOT HAVE: AP Exams

IB Exams

TOEFL or IELTS

International Exams

So… please say “NO” in these sections. Please keep in mind that many students from all over the world fill out this application. Some of the options will not apply to every student. Not a negative thing on your application.

ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS

The UC application is comprehensive which means they will consider your activities, awards, and essays as part of the review process in addition to grades and test scores.

Please make sure to have a copy of your resume handy to fill out this section.

You are able to list up to 20 activities and awards. Only list true and honest activities and awards.

This section can include things like awards you have won, educational programs (not HTLA classes), hobbies, clubs, sports, volunteer work, community service, work experience, etc.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND PROGRAMS

The UC’s offer a variety of scholarships. In this section you can identify which scholarships you think you should qualify for. Please go through the list carefully and choose the scholarships you wish to be considered for.

If you are unsure about some of the categories/scholarships, no worries.

These possible scholarships will be in ADDITION to your FAFSA (Free Application for Financial Aid) and any other private scholarships you apply to.

EOP

EOP and similar campus programs provide assistance through mentorship, academic programs, financial assistance, counseling/advising, and other campus support services to those who are first-generation college students, and/or from low-income and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds. EOP serves students from all ethnic backgrounds, and is open only to California residents and to American Indians from any state.

This is an optional program.

If you are interested/qualify, please select EOP and write a short statement about why you are interested in being considered for the program.

PERSONAL INSIGHT QUESTIONS

Please respond to any 4 of the 8 questions – 350 words each.

This is where you will COPY AND PASTE your polished and completed UC Personal Insight Questions.

This is NOT a place where you begin writing your UC Personal Insight Questions.

Please note, the question sections have a timer. If you are writing your response in the section and the timer ends, you will loose what you have written.

PERSONAL INSIGHT ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

This section is OPTIONAL.

This is NOT a space where you answer a 5th

Personal Insight Question OR continue explaining more about a previous Personal Insight Question.

This could be used to explain something that is not found anywhere else in your application. Examples: You came down with the flu at the end

of 10th grade, and you want them to know this is why there was a dip in your grades.

If you are unsure if you should add additional comments in this section, please see Ms. Miramontes.

REVIEW AND SUBMIT!

Please take some time to review your application before you submit. Make sure your social security number/birth date / name

is correct.

Did you list all high schools you attended? Did you note summer school courses?

Look over your academic section to ensure that you listed your courses accurately.

Did you include all activities and awards you can think of?

Make sure that your Personal Insight Questions were copied and pasted under the appropriate question.

Completed sections will have a check mark. Sections that are not completed, will not have a check mark.

SUBMIT YOUR UC APPLICATION!

Please follow the steps to submit your application. You can submit between November 1st – 30th. Please DO NOT wait until November 30th to submit

If you did not qualify for a fee waiver (or applied to more than 4 UC’s), you will need to have a credit card ready to enter in the payment information.

Once you submit your application, I encourage you to download a .PDF copy of your applications for your records.

CHECK YOUR EMAIL! The UC’s you applied to will send you information via EMAIL about your next steps and

how to set up your college portal. This is usually where you will be able to view your admission decision and your financial aid package. College portals are your FRIEND!

Yay, Congratulations! You are finished with you UC Application!